Welcome to Friendly Photo Zone

"How do you do that?" This is the 'go to' place to ask that question of your fellow photographers. Friendly Photo Zone (FPZ for short) is a community revolving around a common passion: photography. We focus on coming together and helping each other take better pictures, images that we can look at in the future with pride and say to ourselves: "I took that picture".Find out more about FPZ.

A history of FPZ's TW3 - Featuring JIMBO

Wow, this one's been a long time coming! Due to our recent move to a new country, combined with other life-changing events, this update to TW3 recaps is way overdue. This time we're featuring wins by JIMBO, who's been an amazingly proficient TW3 winner.

A History Of FPZ's TW3 - Featuring Leighgion

Continuing with our recap of the last few years' TW3 winners, this week we're featuring Leighgion's very high-quality wins on the FPZ home page.

A History Of FPZ's TW3 - Featuring blackcloudbrew

Continuing with our recap of the last few years' TW3 winners, this week we're featuring blackcloudbrew's numerous wins on the FPZ home page.

A History Of FPZ's TW3 - Featuring mikeSF

It was recently brought to my attention that there's a lot of history in our archives of TW3 competition. So during the temporary hiatus of TW3, I'll feature specific members' wins for the home page slideshow. I'll keep each member's winning pictures rotating on the home page for about a week, then switch to another member. This week, we're featuring mikeSF's considerable contributions. Thanks to blackcloudbrew for suggesting this idea in the first place.

How To Develop Black And White Film

Interested in exploring film photography? It's even more fun when you can develop your own film. Follow along with blackcloudbrew as he shows you how to do just that, from start to finish, along with many pictures, hints and tips to help make your film developing successful and fun.Read It Here!

FPZ Nice Normal/Fantastic 50ish Lens Shootout Voting!

It's time to vote on your favourites! Be sure and submit your votes for the FPZ Nice Normal/Fantastic 50ish Lens Shootout. Go to the voting page and cast your ballot.

Night Eyes Photo Workshops with Mike Oria and Matt Granz!

Are you a photography enthusiast in the San Francisco bay area? Want to learn how to improve your evening/night photography skills from experienced professionals in the field? Then check out these workshops with Mike Oria and Matt Granz!
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Some Minor Updates

We've been doing some minor updates to the software that runs FPZ today, and some things in the forum might look a little quirky until we've got the update complete. Please don't worry if you see any weird graphical glitches, the site is not falling apart from old age :Dupdate: most of the glitches should be resolved by now